Originally Posted by
SeamasterLux
Good afternoon FTers !
While I've had the chance to discover great hotel chains like MO, FS, PH, RC and the likes, I've never set foot in an Aman resort, mainly because of the price.
For the time being, the maximum per night I'm willing to spend is around USD 500.
Therefore, I have two questions regarding Aman resorts (I've read the trip reports and the Amanjunkie thread, very interesting by the way):
- Are activities at Aman pricey?
- If your daily budget (food included) was around USD 1100 and the Aman accomodation would cost USD 800-900, would you still go for Aman or take an alternative like FS/PH/MO at USD 500 or take a suite at these hotels? The real question is whether it's worth it for me to go the extra mile but barely being able to afford the accomodation at Aman or to splurge myself at a cheaper property?
Thanks in advance for sharing
I stayed at an Amanresorts for the first time around 12 years ago. By then, we were just about able to afford the accommodation and did not have any amount of money left to eat/drink/go on activities there. During a holiday, we would go to simple hotels for most days, and then splurge in an Aman at the end. We would maybe stay 2 or 3 nights, but only have one meal there and do one activity and for the rest we would go out for food or by snacks and eat in our room. Still we loved every minute of it. It is nicer to go now when we can afford taking full advantage of everything offered in the resort, but I never regret that we went before. I do not know if you would feel the same way. If you would stay there and think about the high cost compared to alternatives all the time, I do think you should do it. The only way to find out, is to stay. Maybe just one night, arriving early one day and leave late the next day to fully enjoy? Amans are normally very flexible in terms of check in and check out times as long as they are not fully booked.
As mentioned in another thread, meal prices at Amans are same as in expensive restaurants in Europe or the US. Special meals (like private BBQ on the beach or similar) even more expensive, but very special. Not possible to give you costs of activities in general, but you can always write to the different resorts directly to get their activities lists with costs. Or if you ask for one specific activity, I can try to find it for you if I have the information.